Richton Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,441 people and three associated neighborhoods, Richton Park is the 188th largest community in Illinois.Richton Park is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Richton Park is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Richton Park who work in office and administrative support (12.97%), management occupations (10.76%), and sales jobs (8.78%). Also of interest is that Richton Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Richton Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.53 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Even though Richton Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The overall education level of Richton Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.84% of adults in Richton Park have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Richton Park in 2022 was $32,604, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,416 for a family of four. However, Richton Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Richton Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Richton Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Richton Park include German, African, Irish, Nigerian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Richton Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
